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Kristy McNichol began her career appearing with her brother Jimmy McNichol in commercials and later on her own in guest appearances on such series as Starsky and Hutch, The Bionic Woman, Love American Style and The Love Boat. Her first stint as a series regular came with the role of Patricia Apple in the short-lived ABC television series Apple's Way (1973). The McNichols got a break when Desi Arnaz offered their mother an opportunity in the television industry for her talented children.

In 1976, McNichol got another huge break being cast as Buddy in the drama series Family (1976-'80) for which the actress earned Emmy Awards for Best Supporting Actress in a Dramatic Series in 1977 and 1979. The popular drama series Family was considered a breakthrough for its time in dealing with real life issues and was television producer Aaron Spelling's favorite of all his productions. McNichol was considered the series' main drawing attraction that catapulted her into teen icon status within a few short years.

In 1978 at the height of her stardom on the drama series, McNichol, along with her brother Jimmy, released a self-titled album Kristy & Jimmy McNichol, which featured a hit single "He's So Fine." The McNichols partied at New York's infamous Studio 54 with other big name celebrities like Brooke Shields to promote the album

When Family went off the air in 1980, McNichol began a promising feature film career with the hit teen coming of age story Little Darlings starring with Tatum O'Neal. McNichol began performing with other top talent like Dennis Quaid in The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia (1980) where she received an unheard of six figures at the age of 19. McNichol also appeared in one of her first films with her pal Burt Reynolds in The End. This shortly followed with Kristy being nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress in Only When I Laugh, by Neil Simon, for which Marsha Mason (The Goodbye Girl) received the Golden Globe for Best Actress (1981). McNichol later was considered to have broken new ground for future young actresses, topping the $1,000,000 mark for one of her early film roles. McNichol also performed as supporting actress for lead actress Susan Sarandon in a made for TV movie Women of Valor about nurses being incarcerated in a Japanese concentration camp during World War II.

In 1982, McNichol's career took a dip when she starred in the cult musical film The Pirate Movie alongside Christopher Atkins of The Blue Lagoon fame. The film flopped in spite of a rather eccentric multi-million budget. In another sign of a downturn in McNichol's career, later that year McNichol walked off the set of a film set in the French Alps after having suffered a nervous breakdown. Though later completing the film, McNichol had damaged her reputation considerably in the film industry due to her being paid top dollar for her roles.

In 1988, McNichol made a brief comeback with a popular TV sitcom playing the character of Barbara Weston on the NBC's Empty Nest. McNichol had to leave in 1992, when she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. McNichol returned to the series for its final episode in 1995 with a warm welcome from the cast that had missed her and her talents considerably.

Her last public statement to her fans was in June 2001, when she said:

"A lot of people have wondered what I've been up to. I retired from my career after 24 years. My feeling was that it was time to play my biggest part — MYSELF! I must say that it has been the best thing that ever happened to me. So many fans are disappointed that I'm not currently acting, however some may not realize that the process I'm in at this time is necessary and vital for my personal happiness and well-being."

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